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dressing-downs

dressing-downs is the plural of dressing-down.

Meaning of dressing-down

Noun

dressing-down (plural dressing-downs or dressings-down)

  1. (idiomatic) A reprimand or rarely, a thrashing.
    • "I'll give him a dressing down, see if I don't." Mrs. Mudge's eyes snapped viciously, and she clutched the relics of the broom with a degree of energy which rendered it uncertain what sort of a dressing down she intended for her husband.1865, Horatio Alger, Jr., Paul Prescott's Charge

Questions about dressing-downs

What is dressing-downs the plural of?
Dressing-downs is the plural of dressing-down.

Words near dressing-downs in the dictionary

  1. dressing-bell
  2. dressing-bells
  3. dressing-boy
  4. dressing-boys
  5. dressing-down
  6. dressing-downs
  7. dressing-gown
  8. dressing-gowned
  9. dressing-gowns
  10. dressing-room
  11. dressing-rooms

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